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School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)

Location:
Edergole, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 320

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    potato. To prevent blight the potatoes are sprayed with bluestone and washing soda and lime twice during the month of July.
    In autumn the potatoes are dug with spades or diggers. They are picked from the ground and stored in pits or barns. The pits are something like the roof of a house, the potatoes are pilled together, they are covered with rushes and straw and last of all they are coated with a few inches of clay all over.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Phillips
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnaveane, Co. Monaghan